noangel-1

Gabriela (2001)

Amateur-ish

I was deeply dissapointed by this film. I made a point of watching it because it was so highly rated by others, but I failed to see any redeeming features. The acting was at a level of drama class at a school, the story line and dialogue lacking any sophistication. It was a sort of film a not-very-talented 15 year old would do with some friends.

I was waiting in vain for something here to shine and to explain why others rated it so highly. Waiting that any moment something really brilliant will happen, or that at least I'll realise that this is some sort of a spoof - could it be that these pathetic characters are meant as caricatures of behaviour? I'm really lost here. Maybe it is meant to be a typical Latin soap - that's the nearest thing I could think of as an excuse for this film. No excuse though for wasting my time.